U.S. Senate panel exhibits Hawaiian art
Native Hawaiian artwork is on display in the hearing room of a Senate committee in Washington, D.C.
The Hawaiian Way Fund says this is the first time in the history of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs that art depicting Native Hawaiians is showcased.
The room already features art of Native American and Alaska Native people and history, some on loan from the Smithsonian.
The committee chairman is Hawaii’s Sen. Daniel Akaka. The committee has primary jurisdiction over legislation in the Senate addressing Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian issues.
The fund says Native Hawaiian businesses and nonprofits helped purchase the piece, which will be on permanent loan to the committee.
The painting’s artist is Brook Kapukuniahi Parker, who was raised in Kahaluu.
Pair rescued from ocean off Hilo coast
A 9-year-old boy and a man in his 30s were taken to Hilo Medical Center on Sunday morning after a sudden surge of water swept them out to sea near Keokea Point near Hilo, county fire officials said.
A bystander removed the boy from the water after the incident at about 10:30 a.m., but the man was still in the water when crews arrived, officials said.
A rescue helicopter located the man, and a crew member retrieved him from the water. His condition was not reported.
Lack of vehicles may keep staff from court duty
A lack of vehicles for state sheriffs has raised security concerns at the courthouses in Kona.
The Hawaii Tribune-Herald reports that Kona’s four court facilities, which span eight miles, have only one working vehicle. Two are out of service, although one is repairable, said Lt. Patrick Kawai.
The shortage means that the area’s eight deputies may not be available for every court hearing, he said.
Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Toni Schwartz said the department is aware of the "shortage of vehicles throughout the state."
